Smyrna times., 1887-01-26
Our Dover Letter.
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

DOVER, DEL, January %, 1887.
The Legislature is still engaged in its
old avOcation-dOing nothing but fight
ing between the two factions, and each
faction fighting not for the interest of
the people but for the possession Of the
States Golfers and Offices. 1t may be
that this factional fight may benefit he
State to some extent in the matter of
giving out work and the settling of
bills, as per the Printing Committee and
the Inaugural Committees expenses.
The latter presented their bill at the
opening of the session Monday aftei-
noon. and, as it was all expended to
glorify the Family, the Wolcott men
Justly demanded an itemiZed account
of the expenses of the occasion. An
itemiZed account, amounting to Sl43 90,
was presented aud allOWed-a pretty
good sum for a show of tin and tinsel,
and, to a good majority of the citizens
of the State, an uninteresting occasion.
The sessions have been devoid Of in
terest.the past week. Sometimes per-
sons are led to think by the importance
attached to some bills-in the intro
ducer's mind-that we will have "A
battle of eloquence by the learned
members from the country, but up to
date the battle line has not been formed.
On the question of Constitutional Re-
form there seems to be growing SEN
timent that the present Legislature is
not competent to handle such a grave
and important subject. 1t is argued
that, as there are members who will
sell their vote, as was the case in the
Treasurership fight, why, of course.
they haven't the statesmanship, ability.
manliness and all the other requisites
which 90 to make a Constitutional Re-
former; therefore, they say there will
be no reform. OF course, there is no
opposition to a Constitutional Conven-
ton, except among the Family, who, as
blind, say they are in favor of it, well
knowing that it would be the death Of
their political lives. The other faction,
which is more Of a reform party than a
faction, holding the same position to
the Family as the PrOtestants do to the
CathOlics) has always been in favor of
Constitutional Reform, but has never
been able to tOaccomplish anything owing
to the opposition of the Saulsburys.
the people of some of their political
burdens this session had they "scoopedn
the county convention entire instead Of
allowing the Family to have say.
Like all other reforms it has got to
come, and come it will, but the citizens
of the little Diamond State can rest
assured that the present Legislature
will do nothing looking to their relief
in that direction.
So much for the Legislators this
week, who, beyond passing several bills
of no Importance, have done nothing.
and it seems to be the impression that
they will do nothing but draw their pay
like good members, and tighten the
every bill passed to be in the interest Of
the dominant faction.
NOTES.
There is q good deal of buncombe
about Senator McWhOrter, and it is all
exercised in the interest of the Sauls-
burys He has an able and manly Op-
pOnent in DR.. Lewis, and he will not
have things his own way in the Senate
this winter.
The appetite of the Saulsburys being
again whetted, they are making n big
fight to get the Legislative printing.
They have two members of the COM
mittee, Messrs. Rust and Jones, but Mr..
Mulligan, the chairman, who thinks
the Family do not own the State of
Delaware, is against them.
TOWN NOTES.
n,y;1 n Nontror,or,, ,,,L1 L.. -.
head salesman for CassOn, Fisher & Co.
for years, has purchased the store of F.
NJ. Dunn, on Lockerman street.
Peter Butler, a wild son of the cx-
Coroner of that name, has skipped the
town, and outraged Justice has torn the
blind from her eyes and is looking long
ingly but hOpelessly for him. Butler.
whose chief occupation was lOaiing at
Levy's still, from the effects Of which
he had sunk very low in vice, was
thought to be the rObber of store i'm
town here last year, jbut which could
not be proven till lately,) and later the
rObber of the post Office during the hol-
| idays. After some amateur dctectlvo
work the crime was fixed upon him
and n warrant issued for his arrest
with the request by the per.Dn swear
| ing it out that it be served immediately.
but it hasn't been served yet, and that
is why there are some indignant people
in Dover. 1t is said that he was warmed
to leave town, his father, an extra pO-
lice, buying him hat and seeing him
on the train.
Dover is worked up over scandal in
high life, and great many people are
wondering if the papers here will nav
as much attention to it as thev do To
some that occur in the country imme-
| diate to Dover.
The revival services at the NJ T.
Church are progressing with more sue.
cess lately than they enjoyed in the
beginning. Some people are under the
impression if the poorer class were
shown some consideration bv the mem
bcrs and pastor, the meetings would bn
much better attended. 1t is a we'll.
known fact that the pastor can call nm
his State Street parishioners nt onv
time, but can never find time tn visit
any of them in the western part of the
! town. J,7r,,,,,